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Khoufechia

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Nycteridae

Taxonomy
Khoufechia was named by Ravel et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Nycteridae by Ravel et al. (2016).

Species lacking formal opinion data
K. gunnelli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Khoufechia Ravel et al. p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyNycteridae
genusKhoufechia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Khoufechia Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Nycteridae se distinguant des genres Nycteris et Chambinycteris Ravel, n. gen. par les molaires supérieures montrant un bord buccal quasi rectiligne, des styles peu projetés buccalement, un protocône volumineux, une protofosse étendue. P4 à développe- ment transversal, p4 biradiculée avec un protoconide bien dé ni, entoconide des m1-2s très réduit mais présent, et terminaison mé- siale de la cristide oblique légèrement plus buccale que la jonction entre la postprotocristide et la métacristide.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia K. gunnelli (87795)